Kohli steps down as Test captain

[Nikola]

I feel he planned to give up his test captaincy when he was removed from odi captaincy. His ego was badly hurt. He couldn't give up before important SA tour immediately so he remained as captain. He would have resigned as captain even if he would have won the series (then it would have been even bigger surprise). I doubt ganguly or BCCI had any role to play with his test captaincy at least. Now he has public sympathy against ganguly & selectors and i won't be surprised if he retires from one or two format soon. This is gonna get worse from here.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Nikola

[Kothili]

22 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

We may expect retirement from some formats too?

Hope he quits T20.

[Kothili]

On 1/15/2022 at 7:27 AM, raki05 said:

Well done Shera. Now bcci plz don't make hahul as test captain.

They will. Hope its not Rohit which would be regressive.

[rollingstoned]

When exactly do we think he might have cried after we lost the past 7 yrs? 2019 wc has to be one for sure.

[Vijy]

6 hours ago, Nikola said:

I feel he planned to give up his test captaincy when he was removed from odi captaincy. His ego was badly hurt. He couldn't give up before important SA tour immediately so he remained as captain. He would have resigned as captain even if he would have won the series (then it would have been even bigger surprise). I doubt ganguly or BCCI had any role to play with his test captaincy at least. Now he has public sympathy against ganguly & selectors and i won't be surprised if he retires from one or two format soon. This is gonna get worse from here.

it is quite plausible he will retire in the coming yrs from most forms of int'l cricket.

[LordPrabhzy]

21 minutes ago, Vijy said:

it is quite plausible he will retire in the coming yrs from most forms of int'l cricket.

 

If his form doesn't pick up- i have a feeling he will retire from white ball cricket by end of 2022 and test cricket by end of 2023... i hope he doesn't stretch like Sachin did just to get the 100th 100

[Suhaan]

 

[Vijy]

12 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 

If his form doesn't pick up- i have a feeling he will retire from white ball cricket by end of 2022 and test cricket by end of 2023... i hope he doesn't stretch like Sachin did just to get the 100th 100

100 100s are far away in kohli's case. even sacchu should have just gotten to his 100th 100 in Pak SF '11 (given all the chances he got) and retired after WC

Edited January 16, 2022 by Vijy

[Lord]

12 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 

If his form doesn't pick up- i have a feeling he will retire from white ball cricket by end of 2022 and test cricket by end of 2023... i hope he doesn't stretch like Sachin did just to get the 100th 100

 

will definitely play WC 23. Might retire from T20s soon

[afan]

The South African series debacle has hurt him more than anything else. 

 

Simply put, Virat the batter couldn't come to the rescue of Virat the Captain.

 

He will remain aloof in the team, and thats not gonna help him to survive for a long time

 

The only thing that can redeem him, is playing WC23, and hoping that somehow India lifts the ICC trophy 

 

That will bring closure to this saga!

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, afan said:

The South African series debacle has hurt him more than anything else. 

 

Simply put, Virat the batter couldn't come to the rescue of Virat the Captain.

 

He will remain aloof in the team, and thats not gonna help him to survive for a long time

 

The only thing that can redeem him, is playing WC23, and hoping that somehow India lifts the ICC trophy 

 

That will bring closure to this saga!

 

 

He was oblivious to the fact batting was the problem. He never openly admitted as much as he did this time. So he was part of the problem not the solution. Any noob can point out where the issue lies, how the balance is all messed up. Bowlers helped him get away with his errors. Moment they were a no show his strategy was exposed

[Vijy]

9 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

 

He was oblivious to the fact batting was the problem. He never openly admitted as much as he did this time. So he was part of the problem not the solution. Any noob can point out where the issue lies, how the balance is all messed up. Bowlers helped him get away with his errors. Moment they were a no show his strategy was exposed

reminds me of the tale of emperor's new "clothes"

[mishra]

He is not a person who will voluntarily step down and benefit of Indian cricket would be last thing his brain can think. Its more like throwing the toys off the pram. Typical Kohli. Just a little pressure and he ran away

[diga]

10 minutes ago, sarchasm said:

 

True. One needs a modicum of self-awareness to know your fallibility and seek help. 

And that comes through education/humility which Kohli sadly lacks 

[prudent_kreeda]

On 1/16/2022 at 7:54 PM, Nikola said:

I feel he planned to give up his test captaincy when he was removed from odi captaincy. His ego was badly hurt. He couldn't give up before important SA tour immediately so he remained as captain. He would have resigned as captain even if he would have won the series (then it would have been even bigger surprise). I doubt ganguly or BCCI had any role to play with his test captaincy at least. Now he has public sympathy against ganguly & selectors and i won't be surprised if he retires from one or two format soon. This is gonna get worse from here.

If performance remains below par , how he not playing  makes it worse ?. Its upto him to pull up the socks and perform better than others as is supposed to be the best player in the team. He is still the core player , what he does is totally on him.  Does not mean he can be in team without performance matching his stature.  

[ravishingravi]

Two days. Haven't slept. We did it Joe !